Vatican City

From Encyc

The Vatican City State is Status Civitatis Vaticanae in Latin. It is Stato della Città del Vaticano in Italian. Its anthem is Inno e Marcia Pontificale in Italian. Its anthem's name translates to "Pontifical Anthem and March". Vatican City's capital is itself, because it is a city-state. Its capital is located at 41°54.2′N 12°27.2′E.

Its official language is Italian. Its religion is Roman Catholicism. Its government is an absolute monarchy, ecclesiastical and elective theocracy. Its sovereign is Pope Francis. Its Secretary of State is Pietro Parolin.

Its President of the Governorate is Giuseppe Bertello. Its legislature is the Pontifical Commission. It got independence from the Kingdom of Italy with the Lateran Treaty in 11 February 1929.

Its total area is 0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi) (251st).

Its population in a 2015 estimate is 1,000 (236th). Its population density is 2,272/km2 (5,884.5/sq mi) (6th).

Its currency is the Euro (€) (EUR).

Its time zone is CET (UTC+1). Its time zone in the summer (DST) is CEST (UTC+2).

The people of Vatican City drive on the right.

The calling code in Vatican City is +379. Its ISO 3166 code is VA. Its Internet TLD is .va.